Dr. Marco A. Hernández - 10/09/2020

Ruminants

The modern method for milking milk is mechanical milking, which uses the suction force of a vacuum and, like a vacuum cleaner, draws the milk from each teat intermittently, so that the vacuum is not applied continuously, as this can damage the teat....

MV. Júlia Pié Orpí - 8/09/2020

Antioxidants, Mycotoxins, Poultry Farming, Pronutrients

The liver has an essential role for the animals since it performs basic functions such as detoxification of the organism and synthesis of proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. In poultry, maintaining the liver in optimal conditions is imperative...

Jerson Andrés Cuéllar Sáenz - 2/09/2020

Farm management, Poultry Farming

The transport of live birds is a fundamental process in poultry production. For this reason, and based on animal welfare, Good Practice Guides have been designed to carry it out correctly.

Biovet S.A. - 31/08/2020

Aquaculture, Pronutrients

Aquaculture is the animal production system with the higher growing rate in the recent decades, however, due to the lack of knowledge about larval development and larval requirements, this production has been limited to a few species...

Jerson Andrés Cuéllar Sáenz - 28/08/2020

Farm management, Swine

The presence of pathogens in a pig farm is an essential aspect to always take into account; for this reason, cleaning and disinfection protocols are a key tool for the prevention of diseases in pigs.

Dr. Marco A. Hernández - 26/08/2020

Poultry Farming

Below it is included a list where the main chicken breeds and varieties used in current breeding programs, or used for the development of synthetic breeds, is detailed in Animal Production.